Re: Linux to get the boot at US Army Corps of Engineers?
Posted by: Anonymous
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on September 14, 2007 08:30 PM
Nothing goes onto a machie without their approval. Linux boxes are special circumstances and they definitely don't go onto a desktop machine. Here's just one website that I picked out. If you need the to do on your machine that doesn't meet the approval list, don't expect it to run on one that is connected to the network. It has to be a separate box.
As far as the security comment that I made mention of earlier. I meant to imply the reason why they're having so many problems with breaks within the gov't is because of their homogenity of the OS. I have no information as to breakins other than what has been reported in the news.
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Regardless of type, all software within NMCI must be certified. Software certification refers to the process by which applications/systems are determined or made to be compatible with the NMCI network and its information assurance infrastructure. NMCI certification is a matter of functional interoperability, within NMCI information assurance constraints, of the application on an NMCI desktop. Interoperability is based on the NMCI Rule Set. The NMCI Rule Set tests for the following criteria:
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Re: Linux to get the boot at US Army Corps of Engineers?
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 68.62.245.124] on September 14, 2007 08:30 PMNothing goes onto a machie without their approval. Linux boxes are special circumstances and they definitely don't go onto a desktop machine. Here's just one website that I picked out. If you need the to do on your machine that doesn't meet the approval list, don't expect it to run on one that is connected to the network. It has to be a separate box.
As far as the security comment that I made mention of earlier. I meant to imply the reason why they're having so many problems with breaks within the gov't is because of their homogenity of the OS. I have no information as to breakins other than what has been reported in the news.
http://www.nmci-eds.com/supplier/cert.asp
Here's a quote:
Regardless of type, all software within NMCI must be certified. Software certification refers to the process by which applications/systems are determined or made to be compatible with the NMCI network and its information assurance infrastructure. NMCI certification is a matter of functional interoperability, within NMCI information assurance constraints, of the application on an NMCI desktop. Interoperability is based on the NMCI Rule Set. The NMCI Rule Set tests for the following criteria:
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